League Play-Off

Novilleros
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 2 minutes, Xanti Cortada mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Perez and the Novilleros FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 7 minutes into the game, Sindo Villafana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cornelio Herrador was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sindo Villafana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Cornelio Herrador tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Perutxo Belda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonas Lasa in the 13th minute. In the 14th match minute, Perez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kimetz Grados to maneuver through the defense. Novilleros FC's Bieito Vierna shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 23rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Perutxo Belda but with some difficulty. Andy Irizar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cornelio Herrador took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sindo Villafana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ermengol Lemus kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 34 minutes into the game, Restu Cardiel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Perez's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Novilleros FC the free kick. After 36 played minutes Perez got a freekick which was hit by Xanti Cortada. After a defensive mix-up in Novilleros FC's zone, Mitxaut Armesto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cornelio Herrador came out of the goal and Mitxaut Armesto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Mitxaut Armesto made the kick off in the second half. Sindo Villafana might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cornelio Herrador. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sindo Villafana ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sindo Villafana got free with Cornelio Herrador in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mitxaut Armesto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Cornelio Herrador tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Novilleros FC's goalkeeper Cornelio Herrador had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sindo Villafana. After some careless play in the Novilleros FC defense, Sindo Villafana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cornelio Herrador. The Novilleros FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cornelio Herrador should have stopped the shot. If Jonas Lasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Refugio Teza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Perutxo Belda. Perez's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Mitxaut Armesto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Novilleros FC's zone, Sindo Villafana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cornelio Herrador came out of the goal and Sindo Villafana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Refugio Teza kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Mitxaut Armesto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 100th minute. Cornelio Herrador tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Perez left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Novilleros FC.